Production Manager

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Job description

Are you a skilled Manufacturing Leader, with excellent man management skills, and attention to detail?

Don t worry too much about the job title, I would call this role a Production Management type of role, a link between the shop-floor and the Senior Production Management.

Half day Friday, overtime often available even at weekends, 25 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays! Also, private pensions (family options), and great monthly perks including FREE HOT DRINKS and much, much more

Our key client, is expanding rapidly, and is now looking for a Cell Leader, with a background in manufacturing.

Details

Working closely with the Production Manager and Planner, take ownership for scheduling work through the cell area of responsibility and provide leadership for the people in that area. Be responsible for monitoring manufacturing performance against agreed SQCDP metrics using best practice. Take responsibility for organising and providing where necessary all required training within their area and take the active lead in monitoring and guiding their team on business performance and information.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Will provide leadership, guidance and coaching for cell employees on a day-to-day basis.
• Provide leadership to team members to realise the cell objectives and production targets.
• Record, monitor and advise on production performance as a part of the SQCDP metrics.
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are complied with.
• Assist with the analysis of production data to help determine root causes to problems and be pro-active in helping to solve them.
• Ensure training is identified as a requirement of the roles within the cell and on the skill matrix.
• Act as 5S Champion / CI lead for the cell.
• To undertake daily stand-up meetings (DSUM s) with the cell, ensuring that SQCDP metrics are met.
• Undertake regular personnel development reviews with reports.
• Provide first pass support of scrap analysis processes.
• Justify overtime working in line with department budget and Production Manager.
• Ensure time attendance system is kept up to date and accurate for the Cell with all the relevant paperwork in place.
• To champion cell contained problem solving exercises.
• Liaise with Operations management as an integral part of the planning process.
• To deputise for the Production Manager when called upon.

Other Responsibilities/Non-essential Functions

• To maintain as best as is possible a tidy working environment.
• To own non-conforming product to the point of material review board decision.
• Undertake all other reasonable requests that are made by the role manager or Directors.
• At times of reduced department staff attendance there will be a need to be flexible and provide support outside of the normal tasks of the job to ensure customer satisfaction.

On occasion you may be required to take on ad hoc duties which includes, but is not limited to training, department associated tasks and brief secondment to other departments

Please note, these are simply the highlights of the role, and should you wish to apply or know more, please do get in touch and we would be delighted to hear from you.

Application Details

Should you be interested in this post, or, would like to know more we would be delighted to hear from you - please attach your CV and a brief covering note confirming:

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